Topic: Pit Stop Greeters

[Xoruz]

Are we sure Bertram was the greeter in 31's Netherlands leg? Because no greeter was ever shown on screen for that episode, even in a wide shot.

He was briefly visible when Leo & Jamal were running in (the giveaway is his red Ferrari cap).

https://twitter.com/VernMei/status/1141572139415326722

Interesting. Our mystery greeter could very well have been Van Munster, himself. He is Dutch-born, so why not?

He is always nearby. He is a hands on producer. Def would not mean he was the greeter.  Ask a racer?

Floyd confirmed it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1249&v=YOU_6y6EDGg&feature=youtu.be

[Xoruz]

US 2-10   John Chapman, Inverary Sheep Station owner
US 32-8   B.C. Manjunath, musician
PH 1-4   Sister Bea
PH 1-9   Pierre Anther Infante, Miss Cebu 2012

[Xoruz]

US 8-3   Bob Springer, astronaut
US 8-4   "King" Richard Matthews, Olympia Brass Band grand marshal
US 8-9   Jessica Garcia, Miss Latina Utah
US 23-11   Robot from Robot Restaurant
US 26-4   A khon dancer
US 27-6   A marianne
AS 4-5   Tessa Prieto-Valdes, actress
AU 2-1   Roxane Joy Jesalva, beauty queen
AU 2-11   Xuantong Emperor impersonator
CA 3-2   A chinchinero
CA 3-7   Felix Thomas, Saskatoon Tribal Council chief
CA 3-11   Brooke Becker, Edmonton Eskimos cheerleader
CA 5-10   Dean Sayers, Batchewana First Nation chief
CA 6-2   Roberta Joseph, Tr'ondek Hwech'in chief
CA 7-4   Yellowknives Dene Drummers
IS 6-3   Cheri Lavoie, Miss Hawaii Island USA 2017

[Maanca]

TAR Australia 5, from the Wikipedia page

-Olympic swimmer Emily Seebohm in Leg 2
-Comedy duo the Crackup Sisters in Leg 3
-Drift car racer Justin Gill in Leg 7
-The 'world's loudest burper' Neville Sharp in Leg 8
-Touch rugby player Bo de la Cruz in Leg 15
-Lady Nelson ship master Malcolm Riley in Leg 16
-Mountaineer Greg Mortimer in Leg 20
-Mad Max Museum founder Adrian Bennett in Leg 22
-Original Yellow Wiggle Greg Page in Leg 23

[G.B.]

I got all the TARAu5 ones because they were all identified on-screen.

[G.B.]

US 8-4   Bob Springer, astronaut
US 8-4   "King" Richard Matthews, Olympia Brass Band grand marshal

You've listed 8-4 twice.

Also, do you know what year Jessica Garcia was Miss Latina Utah?

[Xoruz]

US 8-3   Bob Springer, astronaut
US 8-4   "King" Richard Matthews, Olympia Brass Band grand marshal
US 8-9   Jessica Garcia, Miss Latina Utah 2004

[Xoruz]

US 8-2   Confederate and Union soldier
US 16-4   Paul McCartney impersonator
US 21-10   Headless busker
CA 2-9   Cirque du Soleil performer
CA 6-7   Bonnie Tulloch, Assiniboine Park Conservancy Education Coordinator
CA 7-3   Dustin Bajer, Edmonton Food Council co-chair
CA 7-6   Amalie Atkins, artist
LA 1-7   El Dorado impersonator
LA 4-1   Brazilian Presidential Honour Guardsman
IS 5-2   Luciano Pavarotti impersonator
IS 6-6   Laura González, Miss Colombia 2017
CH 2-2   Kangaroo mascot

[Xoruz]

US 25-4   Rapha Bergdís, Singer, and Great Danes
US 28-2   Charles King, Musician
US 28-5   Jean-Marie Olianti, Mountain Guide
US 28-6   Gevorg Dabaghyan, Duduk Musician
US 28-7   Tinatin Babluani, Miss Planet 2015
US 29-1   Melissa Fernández, Reina de Panamá Centro 2016
CA 1-6   Michel Bergeron, Former NHL Coach
IS 2-6   Puyi impersonator
IS 2-7   A Wusheng
CH 1-5   Princess Jasmine impersonator

[Maanca]

CA 2-11 greeter is Robert Gallant. I knew I'd seen a local post on Facebook about him back when it aired in 2014, it took a little searching to dig it up again.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/amazingrace/images/8/8c/TARC2-ShediacGreeter.png/
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=761992390531370&id=163492873714661

[G.B.]

CH2-4 has two greeters. One is (if I've done my translation correctly) Daniel Kirchert, Byton CEO and Co-Founder, who was there to talk about the prize. The other might be an impersonator, or just someone dressed in local cultural attire.

[Xoruz]

US 28-11   Tàigǔ Hóng Lion Dance group
CA 1-3   Don Howard, Rancher, and Buddy the Horse
UA 1-4   Yiwei Lion Dance group
UA 1-5   Diana Sunshine Rademann, Miss Philippines Tourism International 2011

[Genius]

TAR16 Leg 9 (Singapore): Allan Wu (probably the only time two TAR hosts have appeared together)
TAR China 4 Leg 6 (Singapore): Allan Wu's two children, Sage and Jonas

[Maanca]

The first 2 episodes of TAR33 interestingly didn't have one, unless the tea lady counts. That might be a running thing through the season under Covid rules.

[Xoruz]

Update for TAR 33.

US 33-3   Scott Milne, strongman
US 33-9   Diogenes the Cynic impersonator


We also had a few where we only got first names.

US 33-2   Holly, tea server
US 33-5   Natalie and Sjaak the dog
US 33-7   Stefan, drink maker

[Maanca]

The greeter in TAR33 Greece 1 is Ioannis Kifonidis, an actor. Dom found his Instagram https://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,37397.0.html

[Traveldude1]

Shocked no one mentioned the greeter from TAR 13 who was watering his garden as teams were coming in. That guy had to be a replacement

[Xoruz]

Only first names.

US 28-1   Christina, Stylist
US 28-8   Ali, Bedouin
US 28-10   Ayu, Student
AU 4-9   Cedric, Fisherman
CA 2-8   Ivan, Mime
CA 2-9   David, Cirque du Soleil performer

[Xoruz]

CA 8-3   Janice Alpine, Kootenay Aboriginal Business Development Agency
CA 8-4   Mark Arendz, Paralympian

[Xoruz]

CA 4-6   Victoria Bick, gardener
CA 8-6   Jordynn Brooke Bryan, Mustangs basketball player
CA 8-7   HarDs Patel, student & activist

[redskevin88]

CA 2-9   David, Cirque du Soleil performer

Could your greeter be this guy, David Chala?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLNWO19OzDs

[Xoruz]

AU 6-3   Spyros Nikolaidis, Mister Supranational Greece 2021

[Xoruz]

US 34-8   Juan Francisco Barrones, Ronda Tourism guide

[tarflyonthewall]

Bit of a weird one here. In HaMerotz 8, Leg 6/episode 20, the greeter in Santiago is wearing a sash identifying her as Miss Chile 20[her arm is blocking the year in every shot]. But not only can I not find any evidence of Miss Chile existing as a pageant at all - the two big pageants that feed into Miss Universe and Miss World are Miss Universo Chile and Miss Mundo Chile and neither is simply Miss Chile - but even looking through the photos of winners the greeter doesn't visibly match any of them from around the time the season was filmed. Anyone able to identify?

Also another odd one from earlier in the same season: The greeter in Amsterdam is clearly one of those "historical cosplay" greeters HaMerotz loves to do every so often buuuuuuut even with the power to look up what the historical figures in question looked like I can't tell if it's supposed to be William of Orange, Abel Tasman, or Frans Banninck Cocq (pictured in Rembrandt's The Night Watch). Any theories?

[Xoruz]

Also another odd one from earlier in the same season: The greeter in Amsterdam is clearly one of those "historical cosplay" greeters HaMerotz loves to do every so often buuuuuuut even with the power to look up what the historical figures in question looked like I can't tell if it's supposed to be William of Orange, Abel Tasman, or Frans Banninck Cocq (pictured in Rembrandt's The Night Watch). Any theories?

He looks like Frans Banninck Cocq, and that would make sense since the Pit Stop was outside Rijksmuseum.